Micha Eggert

Micha Eggert was born in East Berlin. In the 1970s, he co-founded the Homosexuelle Interessengemeinschaft Berlin (HIB), the GDR's first group for the emancipation of homosexuals. Eggert maintained contacts to the Homosexuelle Aktion West-Berlin (HAW). He was significantly involved in the emergence and functioning of the "Mahlsdorfer Kreis".